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Title: [2016-09-17] ET: Blockchain: The next big thing in technology? Post by: polynesia on September 18, 2016, 11:41:22 PM Blockchain: The next big thing in technology?
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/security-tech/technology/blockchain-the-next-big-thing-in-technology/articleshow/54375401.cms Blockchain technology, seen as a critical element of the next technology revolution, is also being referred to as 'the next Internet.' From finance to retail, publishing and a host of other unlikely candidates, the technology is expected to offer unique solutions across industries. On October 31, 2008, the then & now pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper titled, 'Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System'. Contained within it was the design for a technology that would not only make the cryptocurrency work but also proliferate with ease. The Blockchain was formally introduced to the world. |